The 9th – 10th of February 2019 Svemo organised together with FIM Europe and FIM an international meeting for exchange of experience regarding how we together can make Motocross a safer sport. Fifteen international federations participated. It was the first international meeting of that kind. The purpose of having such a meeting was to have some dedicated time to discuss openly between federations and to see where we can improve our work on a national and an international level, in cooperation with each other. Both challenges and solutions were discussed within these areas: – track safety (construction and inspection), – safety for the spectators, marshals/officials as well as riders, – education, – riders’ personal equipment, – rules for medical care as well as insurance.

Participants at the Meeting

Håkan Leeman, Svemo President: ”To me personally this meeting means a lot, since we had the opportunity to discuss different challenges we are facing. Time for exchanging experiences, gather and discuss new ideas and solutions is very valuable. It is inspiring to see the participants’ drive and will to create better and safer events in the future, both on a national and an international level.

Per Westling, Svemo Secretary General: ”We are incredibly grateful and glad about finally having been able to invite to this type of meeting and to give people who actually work with safety in their sport the opportunity for a genuine exchange. The meeting got a great response and since it was highly appreciated by the participants. So hopefully this is just the start for more international meetings and exchanges of that kind in the future.”

This meeting is considered to be a first step to a coordinated international cooperation regarding safety work for all our sports. This time, Motocross was a focus area, however, the idea is to have more such meetings even for other sports within our federations. The federations participating this time shared the common view that it was a great initiative for future collaboration in making our sports safer for everyone.